Richard Dawson

About the artist
Richard Dawson is a folk musician from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. His 2014 album Nothing Important was released by Weird World and was met with critical acclaim. His 2017 album Peasant received similar acclaim, and was chosen by The Quietus as their album of the year. A much-loved musical spectacle in his native Newcastle for many years now, Dawson is a skewed troubadour who sings and plays guitar with a rare intensity and a very singular style.
Top songs
- Ogre
- Jogging
- Civil Servant
- Two Halves
- Herald
- Soldier
- No-one
- Weaver
- Prostitute
- The Queen's Head
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- Shapeshifter
- Cooksonia
- Scientist
- Beggar
- Lily
- Heart Emoji
- Gondola
- The Hermit
- Hob
- Ivy
- Black Triangle
- Masseuse
- Bolt
- Fulfilment Centre
- Thicker Than Water
- Dead Dog in an Alleyway
- Methuselah
- Fresher's Ball
- The Fool
- Boxing Day Sales
- Silphium
- Bullies
- Museum
- Horse and Rider
- Polytunnel
- The Vile Stuff
- Silene
- The Question
- The Tip of an Arrow
- Judas Iscariot
- Knot
- Pitcher
- More Than Real
- Nothing Important
- Removals Van
- Doubting Thomas
- Wooden Bag
- Black Dog In The Sky
- Juniper Berries Float Down The Stream
- The Bamburgh Beast
- We Picked Apples in a Graveyard Freshly Mowed
- Grandad's Deathbed Hallucinations
- Cumberland Rag
- Newcastle
- Poor old horse
- The Magic Bridge
- I
- A parents address to his firstborn son on the day of his birth
- Man Has Been Struck Down By Hands Unseen
- II
- The Almsgiver
- III
- Joe the quilt-maker
- IV
- VI
- VIII
- The ghost of a tree
- William and his mother visit the museum
- The Brisk Lad
- VII
- V
- XI
- XII
- X
- IX
- The ice-breaker Baikal
- No - One
- Apples and Oranges
- Within the city walls
- We are black and white
- Felon
- A very fine horse
- Derwentwater farewell
- Heart beats slowly
- The minotaur of Cowhill
- To the sea
- Almsgiver
- Beyond the city walls
- Junipter Berries Float Down The Stream
- No‐One
- Grandads Deathbed Hallucinations
- The Cumberland Rag
- I Will Make It Up To You
- We Picked Berries In a Churchyard Freshly Mowed
- More And More
- Babes In The Wood
- Under Your Boots
- Man Has Been Struck Down My Hands Unseen
- Jane
- She Came To My Room Last Night
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